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Posted: Sat Mar 22, 2008 2:43 pm

When I get asked for a passport or picture I normally send them this

What do you send your lads?

Posted: Sat Mar 22, 2008 2:45 pm

Corrupted files called 'passport.jpg' Wink

lost in translation Joined: 08 Aug 2007 Posts: 531

I normally send this:

or this:

Posted: Sat Mar 22, 2008 3:10 pm

crashhoot wrote:

Corrupted files called 'passport.jpg' Wink

I move onto that trick after they whine about is not being what they asked for Smile

Not quite a Newb Joined: 25 Aug 2006 Posts: 73

I send a corrupted file and if the guy insist I reply I that sent a copy by snail mail.
They sometimes uses real lawyers addresses so they quickly answer that they were successful in opening the previous file Smile

Posted: Sat Mar 22, 2008 3:27 pm

Of course I've never sent ID on request, I use the dll modality for that. However on love scams I have sent a few pictures now and then to help the bait along.

Pat Bateman is a teacher who has devoted his life to his children, but is now looking for love:

In reality, this is BBC news reader Huw Edwards.

Posted: Sat Mar 22, 2008 3:38 pm

I send them my passport... it's not a thumbnail by the way.

I get complaints about it being very "bloor", then even more "bloor" when zoomed in.

Posted: Sat Mar 22, 2008 3:45 pm

Can't tell that here, this is the open part of the forum and I know he is looking for me Very Happy

Hey, any time wasted by him, is his scamming time wasted! So I'm wasting in double time now Wink

Posted: Sat Mar 22, 2008 3:48 pm

I use the writejunk, my custom gaussian noise file (clicky) when asked for ID but one of my lads asked for a picture to see what "3th3l M1gg1n5" looked like so I sent them this...

(Actress Kathy Staff as "Norah Batty" from the BBC comedy series "Last of the Summer Wine")

Baiting Guru Joined: 19 Mar 2007 Posts: 2628

One I borrowed from another baiter

Posted: Sat Mar 22, 2008 4:09 pm

If the lad absolutely needs a photograph, I send them this picture:

I usually bait as a cowboy.

Tim Holt was a 1940's western movie actor.

Posted: Sat Mar 22, 2008 4:09 pm

@ Nanny: Interestingly, I shopped around a lot of Nigerian sites a few months back to see what hardware was available to lads, and I also enquired from a few Nigerian cafe owners what software their machines were running. It turned out that Vista was more popular than I thought, some cafes (Not all) had it already, and most new machines that can be bought at the electronic bazaars are vista equipped.

To be fair to Mercury, he's been around a while and knows not to send ID. I think he's just after seeing what snapshots you have sent, like Sunshines Nora Batty. Which is an excellent shot by the way. Laughing

Posted: Sat Mar 22, 2008 4:13 pm

I send them this picture...

<passport.jpg> in the body of my email.

Shame they don't have the latest Windoz Vista Power Pack patch update to open it.

Baiting Guru Joined: 19 Mar 2007 Posts: 2628

Thanks for the heads up Mugatu,
I suppose Vista is becoming more and more popular as its the standard installation in new machines.
I often do the Tommo thing above.
I don't think I've ever sent a picture of "myself" lately.
Did send this a few months back
( its actually the May Queen from Beltane )

edit to get size right

Posted: Sat Mar 22, 2008 9:48 pm

I send my Lads sincere apologies for not being able to send a passport scan, and a picture (depending on who I am) of either Phil Keoghan (presenter of The Amazing Race):

Or Sophie Monk:

419Eater is my life Joined: 20 Apr 2006 Posts: 293

If I need to put a face to my character, I'll usually knock one together from Morephases (http://www.morphases.com/editor/). Great tool, BTW.

Posted: Sat Mar 22, 2008 10:03 pm

@ Yastreb: That's more like it!

Occasionally I have sent pictures of the actual Pat Bateman too:

I try not to send ones that may tip them off as to my true nature:

Posted: Sun Mar 23, 2008 1:06 am

I send corrupted files, then get mad at them because they're so incompetant they can't even open a simple file.

Posted: Sun Mar 23, 2008 6:43 am

I get a bunch of good pics from the Chatham county jail booking dept. They update the booking mug shots every 3 hours. The only problem is they all have the height notches behind them.
My pic here in my profile really does look just like my uncle Mike, really!
I look for birth dates that are close to the characters I'm portraying. I also like to look for domestic violence victims as they are usually really torn up.

Posted: Sun Mar 23, 2008 7:50 am

<br>One of my all time favourites was when someone on here (somebody will probably tell me who it was) told a lad "Sorry, I can't send you my passport but here is a picture of Telly Savalas instead." Laughing

Who loves ya baby!

Posted: Sun Mar 23, 2008 8:41 am

I always just say "You don't need to see my identification" and they move on. Very Happy

Posted: Sun Mar 23, 2008 9:31 am

My most used reply is "attached you find my passport" without attaching anything. If they me tell I forgot the attachment, I'lll just reply "Sorry about that, here you go" .. (again without attachment) That gets rid of 80% .. most of the time they don't bother to ask again, and get back on script.

Sometimes I'll use an 8 MB dll-file renamed to jpg. If they can't open it, I rename it to tif, then pdf, then png, bmp, and keep resending it .. accompanied by a decent slap for their definite ignorance and incompetence each and every time ..

Until some time ago I used a 6 KB zipfile, which was unpacked a 4,5 MB PDF, when opened producing 80 GB of temp files without ever showing anything. Regrettably gmail doesn't allow me to send this anymore ..

Occasionally I use a picture of Stevie Ray Vaughan...

Posted: Sun Mar 23, 2008 10:47 am

Obi-Wan Knievel wrote:

I always just say "You don't need to see my identification" and they move on. Very Happy

The Force can be used to influence the weak-minded, so I've heard...

Trophy Videos · Posted: Sun Mar 23, 2008 12:08 pm

I of course never send any fake ID, and will usually ignore the request. If they insist, I put passport.jpg typed below my name in the body of the message, and no attachment. If you just mention that you trust them, and focus on the money, they soon forget about it. If I want to establish more rapport with my pet, or think he might be thinking i'm twigging out on him, I talk personal stories and send him a picture of David Crosby, of the music group, Crosby, Stills, and Nash.

Posted: Sun Mar 23, 2008 12:13 pm

^^^huh, I thought it was Billy Connolly!

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